Editing 1600 in science (section)

==Deaths==
* February 15 – [[José de Acosta]], [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[naturalist]] (born [[1539 in science|1539]])
* February 17 – [[Giordano Bruno]] (born 1548), Italian, [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] friar, [[philosopher]], [[mathematician]], poet, [[astrologer]] and [[astronomer]] is [[Execution by burning|burned at the stake]] in the [[Campo de' Fiori]] by the [[Roman Inquisition]] for [[heresy]]. In the 19th and 20th centuries, he becomes regarded as a martyr for free thought<ref>{{citation |author=Arturo Labriola|title=Giordano Bruno: Martyrs of free thought no. 1}}</ref> and modern scientific ideas.
* September 1 – [[Tadeáš Hájek]], [[Czechs|Czech]] [[physician]] and [[astronomer]] (born [[1525 in science|1525]])